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Mumbai: One year on, Mulund residents still waiting for vital FOB to be rebuilt
Pedestrians bemoan absence of east-west connector, ask authorities to expedite work
29 March,2025 03:45 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai stations go dark to commemorate Earth Hour 2025
Organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Earth Hour is a global movement involving people and communities to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. It is followed annually on March 22
22 March,2025 11:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
NGO demands release of locked Shivaji statue from railway custody
Watchdog Foundation urges CM to act, threatens legal action. The appeal includes a copy of a 1999 Andheri Metropolitan Court order, where a similar case saw two Shivaji statues lying in police custody. The statue at Wadi Bunder is currently covered in green cloth and barricaded inside a temporary shed at the far end of a goods platform
20 March,2025 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
'Urge CM to install statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj locked at Wadi Bunder'
A life-size statue of the 17th century Maratha warrior has been lying locked at a shed near Sandhurst Road for the past few years owing to lack of permissions. It was originally meant to be installed in front of Platform 18 at CSMT, near the P D’Mello Road entrance
19 March,2025 09:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Why a ready Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue is lying locked in Wadi Bunder
As Mumbai-South MP Arvind Sawant kicks up a furore demanding Shivaji statue at CSMT, railway guidelines say statues are disallowed on station premises. The Railways, however, cited two regulations that prohibit the installation of statues on station premises. The first, an Indian Railways circular from the 1970s
19 March,2025 09:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
BMC launches drive for unrestricted pedestrian movement at crowded spots
As part of the initiative, regular actions along with special campaigns are being carried out to clear areas of illegal hawkers, unauthorised constructions, and other obstructions hindering pedestrian movement, an official statement said
18 March,2025 05:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra
Restoration work begins after truck collides with train at Bodwad station
A speeding truck that crashed into a level-crossing gate and got stuck on railway tracks was hit by an express train in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Friday morning
14 March,2025 03:21 PM IST | Bodwad | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai
Worker confesses to faking jewellery theft after filing false police complaint
The police has issued a notice to the complainant for allegedly stealing the jewellery worth Rs 28.07 lakh, said an official
11 March,2025 10:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
BREAKING
Girl rescued after woman raises alarm as she attempts to harm self at CSMT
The incident came to light after women around her raised an alarm and called for help, officials said
07 March,2025 12:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai: CSMT platforms extended, but commuters won’t be able to use it till 2027
Longer platforms can handle 24-coach trains, but railway land devpt agency’s elevated deck work puts them on hold
04 March,2025 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar